Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would be on army pay , but I would be in command . |
| 2 | she was nearly retiring by the , no still the girls go to her at the school so she must have been going for , two or three years after we came up here , but I would be in the choir just , maybe two or three years . |
| 3 | I was n't nervous , but I might be on the night . |
| 4 | We 'll need to sub-contract , of course , but I 'll be at the helm . ’ |
| 5 | I 'll probably miss the last shuttle , but I 'll be on the breakfast plane . |
| 6 | But I should be by around Tuesday night . |
| 7 | But I should be in the way from here on . |
| 8 | Two of the dates you have suggested ( 9.30am on either the 23rd or 26th ) are suitable but I will be at a conference in Inverness on the 2nd and 3rd of July . |
| 9 | Ruth says : ‘ I 'm not nervous at the moment , but I will be on the day . |
| 10 | I 've still drawn a blank as far as recording is concerned but I will be to my father . |
| 11 | It feels as if I 'm starting the season again and obviously I 'm not 100yet , but I will be for Marling on Saturday . |
| 12 | But nobody should be under the illusion that it is likely to solve any problems . |
| 13 | Ways of trying to increase your bargaining power include delaying negotiations or confrontation until you are in a stronger position , initiating action in another area which raises the costs to your opponent if he disagrees with your offer , linking the issue under discussion with much wider issues which do not seem of much importance at first sight to your opponent but which may be to his long-term disadvantage but to your long-term advantage which will compensate for your short-term loss . |
| 14 | But you 'll be in love many times , you know — this is only the beginning . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But you may be at ease . |
| 16 | ‘ I wish there were time , my friend , but you must be at the Ebert Mansion by nine and it 's six already . |
| 17 | But you must be in the correct quadrant . |
| 18 | But you will be on the winning side . ’ |
| 19 | Erm but you will be in that position , you may be so dedicated about something that you want to do like I did , I thoroughly enjoyed it it 's given me a great deal of pleasure , I 've worked with about a hundred different people over the years that have been in my dance group , all ages all personalities , we 've worked with some fantastic music which er erm we 've had to interpret . |
| 20 | ‘ But you should be at work by now , Heathcliff . ’ |
| 21 | But you should be in the studios talking about records that are being made , or in the import shops , writing about important albums that are n't available here yet . |
| 22 | Puppies , like children , will enjoy playing out-of-doors when the weather is fine , but you should be in the vicinity to supervise the proceedings . |
| 23 | They say , ‘ Oh , we do n't trust how you look after the paintings ’ and so on , but you can be over cautious . |
| 24 | He had not caught a glimpse of Mary but she would be at the Sports . |
| 25 | ‘ But she 'll be in there . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But she 'll be in bed ! ’ |
| 27 | into bloody force , but she will be with all that land |
| 28 | I did n't begin here , with you and Dad , I began with an unknown woman called Elaine , a girl really , and a father who is n't in New Zealand after all , but who might be in the next street , the next house . |
| 29 | It describes a social-psychological process whereby heroin and its associated cultural knowledge ( for instance , how to use it ) are spread by means of communication and exchange between individuals who live in close proximity to one another , but who may be from different social groups . |
| 30 | She belongs to me ; this is no longer her home ; but we would be on friendly terms with you if — ’ |